Programs Prior to Medical School
Research and Community Experiences
For the academic year 2024-2025, all visiting rotations are coordinated through the AAMC’s Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO). VSLO charges a fee for this service. RWJMS will open and start to accept visiting applications as of February 2024. All applications will be reviewed and responded to ~35 days before the start date being requested. Our 2024-2025 Academic Year starts June 10, 2024.
RWJMS clinical calendar for the 2024-2025 Academic Year begins June 10, 2024.
Please be aware that the following departments may not be accepting visiting students this academic year: Family Medicine and OBGYN. This includes all core rotations and electives within these departments. There are also a few rotations within other departments which have been closed as well. We will continue to update the VSLO catalog based on information received from the departments. Please continue to review VSLO for any electives that might have been closed since then due to limitations to our clinical capacity.
Please note that the Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine and Dentistry does not provide travel, housing, or living expenses for visiting students. You are responsible for finding your own housing for the duration of your visiting experience.
To apply, please complete the VSLO application process for your preferred electives & dates. For more information on our visiting student electives, please contact:
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Office of the Registrar
675 Hoes Lane, Room TC-111
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-5635
Email: RegistrarVSAS@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Eligibility:
This program is NOT available to medical students who:
Eligibility Requirements:
ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE UPLOADED THROUGH VSLO AS WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING ANYFORMS VIA MAIL OR FAX.
Key items to consider when applying to Rutgers RWJMS:
Additional information:
NOTE: Once an elective is offered and accepted, there is a non-refundable $75.00 processing fee due for each elective you have accepted. Please make the check payable to "Rutgers RWJMS" and send it to the address listed for the Contact Person. If payment is not received within 2 weeks from the date of acceptance, you could potentially be withdrawn from the elective.
Acceptance into an elective is based upon receipt of the properly completed application forms. If you wish to apply for more than one elective, please use one application form per elective. You do not need to fill out duplicates of the other forms. Use RWJMS course numbers to identify the electives you choose.
The elective catalog is available here. You must follow our elective block rotation dates. In addition, no visiting student may accumulate more than 16 weeks of electives.
*Two-week blocks may be available within these four-week blocks below:
2024 – 2025 Elective Blocks
Block 1 |
06/10/24 – 07/05/24 |
Block 2 |
07/08/24 – 08/02/24 |
Block 3 |
08/05/24 – 08/30/24 |
Block 4 |
09/02/24 – 09/27/24 |
Block 5 |
09/30/24 – 10/25/24 |
Block 6 |
10/28/24 – 11/22/24 |
Block 7 |
11/25/24 – 12/20/24 |
Vacation |
12/23/24 – 01/03/25 |
Block 8 |
01/06/25 – 01/31/25 |
Block 9 |
02/03/25 – 02/28/25 |
Block 10 |
03/03/25 – 03/28/25 |
Block 11 |
03/31/25 – 04/25/25 |
Attention: Foreign Medical School Students
VSLO is not currently available for international students or students enrolled at Canadian medical schools to use. Although we do not accept International Students for our established clerkships & electives, our Office of Global Health offers an "International Global Health Experience" program to our MOU partners. These are typically a 4-week, Observership, supervised by Global Health Faculty. For additional information, we refer you to our Global Health Office where they can inform you about our current opportunities.
Please contact the office of Global Health at globalhealth@rwjms.rutgers.edu. The requests can be addressed to Dr. Angela Gitau.